CHURCH BUILDING
Saint Justin Church
Nablus · Rafidia · Roman Catholic
- Locality
- Nablus · Rafidia
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Type of place
- CHURCH BUILDING
- Coordinates
- 32.22281° N, 35.23556° E
A brief history
The Latin Patriarchate dates Saint Justin Church in Rafidia to 1885, when it was built on the site of an earlier church. The parish complex developed around the church with a meeting hall, spaces for youth and scouts, the priest's house and a convent for the Rosary Sisters. It serves the Latin Catholic community in this western part of Nablus.
Saints & traditions
The dedication recalls Justin, a second-century Christian thinker and martyr born in the area of Nablus, connecting the parish's name with the city's early Christian intellectual history.